Public-Sector Jobs Vanish, Hitting Blacks Hard.

The article discusses the detrimental impact of cuts in U.S. public sector employment on African-American communities, noting that African-Americans are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to work in the public sector.. Topics addressed include job cuts during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis and the Great Recession, as well as the experiences of a black family in Miami, Florida with a history of working as teachers and bus drivers.